I would never ever drain condensate (or a shower for that matter) into the bilge. Yuck! The Mermaid reverse cycle air/heat is installed for central air/heating. It has its own place behind the scenes and drains outside via its own thru-hull.
Of course any properly installed air conditioning dries the air (lowers the humidity). We were talking about the moist heat that the Mermaid produces when I turn on its heat option, which isn't often. Thank goodness! Not sure why it is moist, but I assure you it isn't from my bone dry bilge. LOL Hugs, Charmaine Aboard s/v September Sea "Life's a Gift... Unwrap It!" - C~ www.SeptemberSea.com - Original Message - From: Ron Rogers To: [email protected] Sent: 10/27/2008 3:15:58 AM Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Heating Aboard Errr, when alcohol burns, it produces H20. Not good for dehumidifying. Hot hair contains more moisture. There is probably no difference between the reverse cycle process in a Mermaid and that of a Cruisair. My Cruisair dries the air to much. Perhaps it?s the way a system disposes of its condensate? If it goes into the bilge, it probably increases the humidity. Ron Rogers _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
